Few-Cycle Yb-Doped Laser Sources for Attosecond Science and Strong-Field Physics

Background Attosecond science is a cutting-edge field that studies the ultrafast dynamics of electrons in atoms, molecules, and solids. Since the discovery of High-Order Harmonic Generation (HHG) and the experimental realization of attosecond pulses, attosecond science has rapidly advanced, becoming a powerful tool for investigating electron dynami...

2D Material Integrated Photonics: Toward Industrial Manufacturing and Commercialization

Academic Background With the advent of the information age, integrated circuits (ICs) have become the driving force behind technological advancements. However, traditional integrated photonics platforms, such as silicon and silicon nitride, face numerous limitations in material properties. For instance, silicon’s indirect bandgap restricts its use ...

Topological Optical Skyrmion Transfer to Matter

Academic Background In recent years, structured light has demonstrated great potential in simulating topological skyrmion textures encountered in high-energy physics, cosmology, magnetic materials, and superfluids. Skyrmions are non-singular, localized topological structures initially proposed in nuclear physics and later extensively studied in sup...

Bio-Inspired Tough Metafiber with Hierarchical Photonic Structures for Durable Passive Radiative Thermal Management

Academic Background With the intensification of global climate change, energy consumption in buildings, particularly from air conditioning systems, continues to rise. Statistics show that building air conditioning systems account for approximately 10% of global annual electricity consumption, a figure that is increasing alongside carbon emissions, ...

Interdisciplinary Advances in Microcombs: Bridging Physics and Information Technology

Interdisciplinary Advances in Microcomb Technology: Bridging Physics and Information Technology Academic Background The optical frequency comb (OFC) is a technology that divides the optical frequency domain into a series of discrete, equally spaced frequency lines. It has been widely used in precision measurements, optical communications, atomic cl...

A Large Field-of-View, Single-Cell-Resolution Two- and Three-Photon Microscope for Deep and Wide Imaging

A Large Field-of-View, Single-Cell-Resolution Two- and Three-Photon Microscope for Deep and Wide Imaging

Large field-of-view, single-cell-resolution two- and three-photon microscope for deep and wide imaging Research Background and Problem Statement Multiphoton microscopy (MPM) is a powerful tool for deep tissue imaging, especially in the study of brain function in vivo. However, while traditional two-photon microscopy (2PM) can achieve a larger imagi...

A Spatial-Frequency Patching Metasurface Enabling Super-Capacity Perfect Vector Vortex Beams

The Realization of Super-Capacity Perfect Vector Vortex Beams Research Background and Problem Statement Optical vortices, with their unique orbital angular momentum (OAM) characteristics, have demonstrated great potential in applications such as optical multiplexing, particle manipulation, imaging, holographic display, optical communication, and op...

Review of Ultrafast Nano-Spectroscopy and Nano-Imaging Applications with Tip-Based Microscopy

Latest Advances in Ultrafast Nano-Spectroscopy and Imaging Technologies: Applications of Tip-Based Microscopy Research Background In recent years, with the rapid development of optical microscopy technology, scientists have made significant progress in understanding nanoscale physical phenomena. However, traditional far-field optical microscopy is ...

Quantum Imaging Using Nonlinear Metasurfaces

New Breakthrough in Quantum Imaging Technology: Photon Pair Generation and Applications Based on Nonlinear Metasurfaces Research Background and Problem In recent years, quantum imaging technology has attracted significant attention due to its potential advantages in low photon flux, resolution beyond the classical diffraction limit, and high securi...

Exploiting Universal Nonlocal Dispersion in Optically Active Materials for Spectro-Polarimetric Computational Imaging

Application of Nonlocal Dispersion in Optically Active Materials Research Background and Problem Statement In recent years, scientists have made significant progress in exploring light-matter interactions, particularly in the discovery of new phenomena such as hyperbolic dispersion in natural crystals. However, current research has primarily focuse...